1. (

• suggestion

) an idea that is suggested; "the picnic was her suggestion" ;

2. (

• suggestion ,
• proposition ,
• proffer

) a proposal offered for acceptance or rejection; "it was a suggestion we couldn't refuse" ;

3. (

• trace ,
• hint ,
• tint ,
• suggestion

) a just detectable amount; "he speaks French with a trace of an accent"; "a hint mockery in her manner"; "a tint of glamour" ;

4. (

• suggestion ,
• prompting

) persuasion formulated as a suggestion ;

5. (

• suggestion ,

) the sequential mental process in which one thought leads to another by association ;

6. (

• hypnotism ,
• mesmerism ,
• suggestion ,

) the act of inducing hypnosis ;